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El Mistico

In Festival Boats 2018, Festival Boats 2019, Festival Boats 2022

A number of such installations have been made on the West Coast and are being watched with keen interest by motor boat operators everywhere. A particularly striking yacht installation was that made in the 44-foot power cruiser El Mistico owned by E. Michelson of the Seattle Yacht Club. The El Mistico was built by the Ballard Marine Railway of Seattle …

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Pleiades

In Festival Boats 2018, Festival Boats 2019

Pleiades was purchased by Kay Robinon in the winter of 1979. At that time she was just a hull….no decking, deck framing, or cabin. Her spars however, were included, as was a very rotten suit of sails. Between 1979 and 1987 Kay and her husband Peter, along with an extensive cadre of local talent completely rebuilt Pleiades with the except.ion …

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Hiyu

In Festival Boats 2018, Festival Boats 2019

Hiyu is a 10’6” version of Harry Bryan’s Fiddlehead design, referred to as a “decked canoe.” Okoume plywood was used throughout the construction. The designer intended the boat to be paddled like a kayak. The builder developed the pedal drive utilizing a 10” primary pulley and two idler pulleys to redirect the v-belt to the bottom of the boat. The …

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Riptide

In Festival Boats 2018, Festival Boats 2019

RIPTIDE was built in 1927 by Frank E and William J Schertzer, owners of Schertzer Brothers Boat and Machine Company, which was then located at 1115 Northlake Avenue on the north end of Lake Union near the foot of Stone Way in Seattle. Her original owners are as yet unknown. RIPTIDE is 47 feet 1-inch long with a beam of …

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Segue

In Festival Boats 2018, Festival Boats 2019

Segue was built by the Northwest School of Wooden Boat building and the owner took delivery of a bare hull/deck/house in 2011. There followed a year of painting and fitting out. The hull is built over 9 mm ring frames and incorporates a trunk that houses a lifting keel that has 900 pounds of lead at the bottom. The combination …

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Heather

In Festival Boats 2018, Festival Boats 2019

Heather is a fine example of the New Zealand boat building tradition. She is planked with Kauri, on Australian gum frames, two resilient woods which have stood the test of time. In the mid 1960’s she completed a single handed circumnavigation. She came to Port Townsend in the late 1970’s, and has been in Puget Sound since then. Father and …